1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5424-2

USN-5424-2: OpenLDAP vulnerability

Publication date

19 May 2022

Overview

OpenLDAP could be made to perform arbitrary modifications to the database.

Releases

Packages

  • openldap - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol

Details

USN-5424-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain SQL statements
within LDAP queries in the experimental back-sql backend. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to perform an SQL injection attack and alter
the database.

USN-5424-1 fixed a vulnerability in OpenLDAP. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that OpenLDAP incorrectly handled certain SQL statements
within LDAP queries in the experimental back-sql backend. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to perform an SQL injection attack and alter
the database.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial slapd –  2.4.42+dfsg-2ubuntu3.13+esm1  
14.04 trusty slapd –  2.4.31-1+nmu2ubuntu8.5+esm5  

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